2012 Internazionali BNL d'Italia – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2012 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Li Na
Final score	4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)

Main article: 2012 Internazionali BNL d'Italia

Maria Sharapova successfully defended her title, beating Li Na 4–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–5) in the final, saving a match point in the third set.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

01.   Victoria Azarenka (Third Round, withdrew because of a shoulder injury)

02.   Maria Sharapova (Champion)

03.   Agnieszka Radwańska (Second round)

04.   Petra Kvitová (Quarterfinals)

05.   Samantha Stosur (Third round)

06.   Caroline Wozniacki (Second round, retired)

07.   Marion Bartoli (Second round)

08.   Li Na (Final)

09.   Serena Williams (Semifinal, withdrew due to a lower back injury)

10.   Francesca Schiavone (First round)

11.   Sabine Lisicki (First round)

12.   Angelique Kerber (Semifinals)

13.   Ana Ivanovic (Third round)

14.   Dominika Cibulková (Quarterfinals)

15.   Jelena Janković (First round)

16.   Maria Kirilenko (First round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	14	Dominika Cibulková	1	64
	8	Li Na	6	77
								8	Li Na	w/o
								9	Serena Williams
		Flavia Pennetta	0r
	9	Serena Williams	4
															8	Li Na	6	4	65
															2	Maria Sharapova	4	6	77
	12	Angelique Kerber	77	1	6
	4	Petra Kvitová	62	6	1
								12	Angelique Kerber	3	4
								2	Maria Sharapova	6	6
	WC	Venus Williams	4	3
	2	Maria Sharapova	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	V Azarenka	6	6
		S Pe'er	77	4	3				S Pe'er	1	2
		S Peng	64	6	1r										1	V Azarenka
		R Vinci	4	6	2										14	D Cibulková	w/o
	WC	K Knapp	6	2	6			WC	K Knapp	3	6	1
	Q	M Lučić	1	2				14	D Cibulková	6	4	6
	14	D Cibulková	6	6																		14	D Cibulková	1	64
	11	S Lisicki	64	6	3																	8	N Li	6	77
		M Erakovic	77	4	6				M Erakovic	7	1	2
		J Gajdošová	4	63					C Scheepers	5	6	6
		C Scheepers	6	77												C Scheepers	63	2
		I Benešová	6	5	77										8	N Li	77	6
		Y Wickmayer	4	7	65				I Benešová	1	5
								8	N Li	6	7

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								3	A Radwańska	4	6	1
		P Cetkovská	7	6					P Cetkovská	6	4	6
	Q	O Govortsova	5	4												P Cetkovská	0	1
	Q	A Chakvetadze	2	6	4											F Pennetta	6	6
	Q	S Stephens	6	2	6			Q	S Stephens	2	3
		F Pennetta	6	77					F Pennetta	6	6
	16	M Kirilenko	1	62																			F Pennetta	0r
	9	S Williams	6	6																		9	S Williams	4
		G Voskoboeva	2	3				9	S Williams	4	6	6
		N Petrova	6	6					N Petrova	6	2	3
	Q	A Hlaváčková	3	3											9	S Williams	6	6
		A Medina Garrigues	6	6												A Medina Garrigues	3	1
		J Zheng	2	1					A Medina Garrigues	6	4
								6	C Wozniacki	4	0r

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								7	M Bartoli	3	1
	Q	A Wozniak	1	77	3				J Görges	6	6
		J Görges	6	61	6											J Görges	4	1
		V King	6	6											12	A Kerber	6	6
		T Pironkova	0	1					V King	3	2
	Q	A Rodionova	6	5	2			12	A Kerber	6	6
	12	A Kerber	4	7	6																	12	A Kerber	77	1	6
	15	J Janković	3	6	64																	4	P Kvitová	62	6	1
		S Cîrstea	6	4	77				S Cîrstea	6	6
		S Arvidsson	6	6					S Arvidsson	3	1
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	3	2												S Cîrstea	2	7	2
		A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6											4	P Kvitová	6	5	6
		K Pervak	2	4					A Pavlyuchenkova	5	4
								4	P Kvitová	7	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								5	S Stosur	6	7
	PR	T Bacsinszky	0	0r					S Errani	3	5
		S Errani	6	3											5	S Stosur	4	3
	WC	V Williams	6	6											WC	V Williams	6	6
		S Halep	3	4				WC	V Williams	79	6
		E Makarova	6	6					E Makarova	67	1
	10	F Schiavone	3	4																		WC	V Williams	4	3
	13	A Ivanovic	6	6																		2	M Sharapova	6	6
		S Kuznetsova	4	3				13	A Ivanovic	6	6
	WC	A Brianti	2	1				Q	S Soler Espinosa	2	1
	Q	S Soler Espinosa	6	6											13	A Ivanovic	64	3
		C McHale	6	6											2	M Sharapova	77	6
		M Niculescu	4	4					C McHale	5	5
								2	M Sharapova	7	7

Qualifying

Seeds

2

Qualifiers

2

Qualifying Draw

First Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Carla Suárez Navarro	4	7	2
		Gisela Dulko	6	5	6
									Gisela Dulko	3	79	4
									Mirjana Lučić	6	67	6
		Mirjana Lučić	6	6
	16	Jamie Hampton	4	2

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	2	Petra Martić	77	3	5
		Andrea Hlaváčková	63	6	7
									Andrea Hlaváčková	6	1	6
									Paula Ormaechea	4	6	3
		Paula Ormaechea	7	6
	15	Mathilde Johansson	5	1

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Aleksandra Wozniak	6	6
		Alla Kudryavtseva	1	1
								3	Aleksandra Wozniak	77	4	6
								WC	Nastassja Burnett	63	6	4
	WC	Nastassja Burnett	4	6	6
	13	Johanna Larsson	6	1	2

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Silvia Soler Espinosa	6	6
		Lourdes Domínguez Lino	4	3
								4	Silvia Soler Espinosa	6	6
									Lesya Tsurenko	3	3
		Lesya Tsurenko	6	6
	9	Gréta Arn	2	2

Fifth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	Kateryna Bondarenko	63	r
		Anastasia Rodionova	77
									Anastasia Rodionova	6	6
								10	Vera Dushevina	2	4
		Chang Kai-chen	3	1
	10	Vera Dushevina	6	6

Sixth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Pauline Parmentier	6	6
	WC	Anastasia Grymalska	2	3
								6	Pauline Parmentier	2	1
								11	Olga Govortsova	6	6
		Jill Craybas	5	3
	11	Olga Govortsova	7	6

Seventh Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Hsieh Su-wei	6	6
	WC	Alexia Virgili	4	3
								7	Hsieh Su-wei	2	4
								14	Sloane Stephens	6	6
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands	5	5
	14	Sloane Stephens	7	7

Eighth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	8	Anna Tatishvili	4	1
	PR	Anna Chakvetadze	6	6
								PR	Anna Chakvetadze	6	4	6
								12	Varvara Lepchenko	1	6	4
	WC	Corinna Dentoni	4	2
	12	Varvara Lepchenko	6	6

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw